Why This Woman Owes MAC ONE MILLION Dollars

It can be tempting to turn to sites like eBay to get your fave makeup at a discount, but you really might not be getting what you pay for.

A woman in Florida was caught selling fake MAC makeup on her eBay store, Cozmetic Delights. She bought the counterfeit products in bulk from China, and made a business out of selling them at a higher price out of her apartment. She was sentenced to 18 months in prison, plus has to pay MAC $961,744.75.

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This isn't the only reason you shouldn't buy makeup from discount sites. Back in May, the BBCreported findings of rat poop, human urine, and arsenic in counterfeit makeup. Ew.

So, if you're dying to splurge on that lipstick, maybe pick up an extra babysitting job, or go for the awesome drugstore brands, instead!

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